Job Description:

• 1) Operates friction-welding machine to join metal components, according to work orders, specification tables, and diagrams: Installs, aligns, and adjusts fixtures and stops, using handtools and precision measuring devices, such as micrometers, calipers, verniers, and gauges.

• 2) Positions parts to be welded into rotating and stationary cylinders of machine holding devices and aligns cylinders in parallel position, using wrench.

• 3) Turns knobs to regulate speed and timing of rotating cycle and pressure force of stationary cylinder.